Ever since the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent economic malaise, corporate sustainability has lost a bit of its luster as companies strayed away from “green” messaging and more toward job creation and technological innovation. Even GE’s Jeff Immelt, at one time the leader of corporate green converts, said in 2011 he regretted the company’s green … Continue reading CO2 Emissions at the World
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MoU signed between Alstom and Scottish Power Renewables (Iberdrola) for tidal power devices
Alstom and ScottishPower Renewables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate Alstom’s tidal power devices within the Sound of Islay project. The tidal array, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland, will include up to four of Alstom’s 1 MW tidal devices, one of which is currently on … Continue reading MoU signed between Alstom and Scottish Power Renewables (Iberdrola) for tidal power devices
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Vestas appoints new President for Vestas Mediterranean
Marco Graziano has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Mediterranean. Graziano who in recent years has worked as Senior Vice President South-East Asia Pacific at Alstom, enters into the new position on 15 October. Marco Graziano, 56, is an Italian national with extensive international background and decades of … Continue reading Vestas appoints new President for Vestas Mediterranean
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Abengoa’s Solana Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant enters in testing phase
A massive new concentrated solar power plant near Gila Bend that has the unique ability to produce power long after the sun sets has begun sending power to the grid. The CSP plant is expected to reach its full capacity in October. Once it’s fully up and running, Solana will, for a time at least, … Continue reading Abengoa’s Solana Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant enters in testing phase
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DONG Energy announces Gunfleet Sands Demonstration wind energy project inaugurated
DONG Energy’s next generation demonstration site at Gunfleet Sands has been officially opened today by Greg Barker MP, the Minister for Climate Change at a ceremony in Harwich. Located next to the existing 172MW Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the coast of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, the new two Siemens 6 megawatt wind turbines mark a … Continue reading DONG Energy announces Gunfleet Sands Demonstration wind energy project inaugurated
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Over 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
In the first half of September 2013, the 50 MW De Aar Solar Power installed its final solar panel. Over 167,000 solar panels have been installed on the project in the last five months, making it one of the few independent power producers (IPPs) of this scale, to reach this construction target in the Northern … Continue reading Over 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
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Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
Japan is shutting down its last functioning nuclear reactor, with no timetable for a restart. Reactor 4 at Ohi in western Japan will stop generating electricity in the early hours of Monday. Analysts say Japan will be without nuclear power until December at the earliest, the longest shut-down since the 1960s. The Japanese public turned … Continue reading Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
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Top 10 Gigawatts: Offshore Wind Energy Capacity
This infophoto shows the current information available on offshore wind in a graphic form, so we can easily see the big picture. It will be fun to update this in a year and look back at the progress that’s been made. It will also be wonderful to see the United States participate in the offshore industry. … Continue reading Top 10 Gigawatts: Offshore Wind Energy Capacity
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Japan photovoltaic reaches 10 GW
New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth country to reach the mark. Of the previous four
Continue readingU.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Showing continued growth in the solar market, this quarter’s report finds that the U.S. … Continue reading U.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
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Brazil cools on nuclear energy plans; favors wind power
Brazil will probably scale down its plans for new nuclear plants due to safety concerns following the 2011 radiation leak in Japan and pick up some of the slack with a revolution in wind energy, the head of the government’s energy planning agency said. Mauricio Tolmasquim, chief of the Energy Research Company, told Reuters it … Continue reading Brazil cools on nuclear energy plans; favors wind power
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New wind farm for Eastern Washington
Portland General Electric has started ground work on the Tucannon River Wind Farm on 20,000 acres near Dayton. The $500 million project is expected to provide enough power for about 84,000 western Oregon homes. The wind farm will have a capacity of 267 megawatts, but given the variability of wind power, is expected to produce … Continue reading New wind farm for Eastern Washington
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China offers setting up of 500 MW wind energy projects in Sindh
A Chinese firm has offered investment for establishment of 500-megawatt wind power projects in Sindh province. The offer was made by a delegation of Hydro-China Dawood Power Ltd. during a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in Karachi. Leader of delegation Wang Yong Qiang told the chief minister that the company is … Continue reading China offers setting up of 500 MW wind energy projects in Sindh
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Nelja Energia to build biggest Baltic wind energy plant in Lithuania
Norwegian-Estonian company ‘Nelja Energia’ won in Lithuanian the state procurement for building a 60 MW wind farm in the Šilut? district near the Kaliningrad region border, The Baltic Business News informs. The start of building the Šilut? wind energy plant is planned for the next year and it will cost an estimated over 100 million … Continue reading Nelja Energia to build biggest Baltic wind energy plant in Lithuania
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CEC releases FSA for 500 MW Palen Concentrating Solar Power project
The final staff assessment (FSA) published September 10 concluded that the proposed 500-megawatt (MW) solar thermal power tower project would have significant environmental impacts in the area of visual resources even with the implementation of staff’s recommended mitigation measures. The project would also not comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards (LORS) in … Continue reading CEC releases FSA for 500 MW Palen Concentrating Solar Power project
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California, New York, Washington, and Florida Will Lead the United States in Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales through 2022
Although sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) to date have not met the expectations of automakers and government officials, the market is expanding rapidly in North America as the vehicles become more widely available. Overall, sales of PEVs in the United States are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.6 percent … Continue reading California, New York, Washington, and Florida Will Lead the United States in Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales through 2022
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EDF Renewable Energy signs Turbine Supply Agreement with General Electric
EDF Renewable Energy today announced it has executed a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) with General Electric (GE) for up to 200 megawatts of wind turbine generators. The agreement covers the supply of GE 1.85 MW models for U.S. wind projects beginning construction in 2013.
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New Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
The Chinese got it. So did the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Long before the advent of modern photovoltaics and solar grids, these forward thinkers were finding ways to harness the sun’s energy — present in infinite supply — and use it to heat their homes and baths, and even to cook their food. In his … Continue reading New Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
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Vestas secures 80 MW from an MSA with potential for up to 750 MW in the USA
Vestas has secured an 80-MW order out of a master supply agreement with EDF Renewable Energy for multiple wind-energy projects in the USA. Vestas could ultimately supply EDF Renewable Energy up to 750 MW overall. Deliveries and commissioning for the projects, which will use the V100-2.0 MW turbine, are expected to occur in 2014 and … Continue reading Vestas secures 80 MW from an MSA with potential for up to 750 MW in the USA
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Gamesa signs agreement with the University of Istmo (Mexico) to foster wind power learning
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, and the University of Istmo, located in the eponymous region of the state of Oaxaca (Mexico), have signed a collaboration agreement with a view to encouraging specialist wind power learning in the region, the country’s windiest. To this end, Gamesa and the University have designed a wind … Continue reading Gamesa signs agreement with the University of Istmo (Mexico) to foster wind power learning
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